This course examines scholarly and popular culture works that aim to document, interpret and analyze historic and contemporary relationships between Black male and females. Afro-American, Africana, Black Masculinity, Womanist and Black feminist Studies perspectives are brought to bear on the analysis of gender and sexual politics in the Black American male/female experience. Specifically, the course intends to:

Introduce students to the field of Black male and female relations from historical, political, economic, sociocultural, social movements, and behavioral perspectives;

Explore salient issues, research and critiques in the area;

Survey the intersection of Black Male and Female experience with emphasis on current social, political, and economic developments; and

Encourage the development of greater insight into gender and sexual politics in the Black American experience.

Syllabi are available to current LSA students. IMPORTANT: These syllabi are provided to give students a general idea about the courses, as offered by LSA departments and programs in prior academic terms. The syllabi do not necessarily reflect the assignments, sequence of course materials, and/or course expectations that the faculty and departments/programs have for these same courses in the current and/or future terms.